Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
Kyrgios N.6-2 7-5
Nadal R.
Kyrgios N.
672
Nadal R.
250
Nick Kyrgios defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 16. Nick Kyrgios narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nick Kyrgios closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) |
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) |
| 2019-02-25 | Acapulco | R16 | hard | Nick Kyrgios | 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6) |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | F | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2016-05-09 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Nick Kyrgios | 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
70%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
42%
Break points saved·Even
67%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
97
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
68
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%
Quarter-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Sugita Y.
6-26-1
Isner J.[14]
Donaldson J.
7-647-5
Ferrer D.
Thiem D.[3]
6-36-3
Kyrgios N.
Nadal R.[1]
6-27-5
R16
Sugita Y.
Khachanov K.
6-706-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
del Potro J.
6-37-5
Donaldson J.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-64
Ferrer D.
Carreno Busta P.[11]
6-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Karlovic I.
4-67-666-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ramos A.
7-616-2
Thiem D.[3]
Mannarino A.
7-647-63
Isner J.[14]
Tiafoe F.
7-647-5
R32
Khachanov K.
Fabbiano T.
6-26-2
Sugita Y.
Sousa J.
3-67-656-1
del Potro J.
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-756-1
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zverev M.
6-37-62
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.[15]
6-27-64
Thiem D.[3]
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Tsonga J.[8]
6-47-69
Kyrgios N.
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-66
Ramos A.
Muller G.[16]
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.[1]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.[7]
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Zverev A.[4]
4-66-36-4
Isner J.[14]
Paul T.
6-36-3
Donaldson J.
Ramanathan R.
6-42-66-4
Basilashvili N.
Harrison C.
6-36-3
R64
Khachanov K.
Schwartzman D.
6-11-66-3
Sousa J.
Edmund K.
6-32-66-3
Sugita Y.
Sock J.[13]
7-56-4
del Potro J.
Berdych T.[10]
3-67-616-0
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-26-1
Paul T.
Young D.
6-47-64
Isner J.[14]
Troicki V.
7-636-4
Donaldson J.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
7-656-3
Ramanathan R.
Eubanks C.
6-756-16-4
Ferrer D.
Johnson S.
6-15-76-3
Zverev M.
Verdasco F.
6-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Querrey S.[15]
Kozlov S.
6-36-0
Mannarino A.
Haase R.
2-67-686-2
Fognini F.
Medvedev D.
7-656-4
Karlovic I.
Vesely J.
6-33-67-5
Dolgopolov A.
Anderson K.
6-47-66
Kyrgios N.
Goffin D.[9]
6-26-3
Muller G.[16]
Harrison R.
6-45-77-63
Ramos A.
Youzhny M.
6-23-66-3
Gasquet R.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Chung H.
7-656-1
Tiafoe F.
Marterer M.
6-37-62
Basilashvili N.
Coric B.
6-37-65